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{{Short description|Water polo league}}
{{Infobox football league
| name            = Croatian First League
| image           = 
| pixels          = 
| country         = [[Croatia]]
| confed          = [[LEN]] ([[Europe]])
| founded         = 1991
| first           =
| folded          = 
| divisions       = 
| teams           = 8
| feeds           = 
| promotion       = 
| relegation      =
| levels          = 1
| domest_cup      = [[Croatian Water Polo Cup|Croatian Cup]]
| league_cup      = 
| confed_cup      = [[LEN Champions League]]<br />[[LEN Trophy|LEN Euro Cup]]
| champions       = 
| season          = 
| most_champs     = [[VK Jug|Jug]] (16 titles)
| most_caps       = 
| top_goalscorer  = 
| tv              = [[Arena Sport]] <br/> Sportska TV
| website         = [http://www.hvs.hr/ hvs.hr]
| current         = 
}}

The '''Croatian First League of Water Polo''' ({{langx|hr|Prva hrvatska vaterpolo liga}}) is the top [[water polo]] league in [[Croatia]]. 

The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the [[SFR Yugoslavia Water Polo Championship|Yugoslav First League of Water Polo]] and its first season started in 1992. The league is operated by the [[Croatian Water Polo Federation]].

==Current teams==
The following 8 clubs compete in the league during the 2015–16 season:

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
| bgcolor=red align="center" colspan="17"|'''<span style="color:white;">Croatian First League of Water Polo</span>'''
|-
!Team
!City
!Founded
!Colours
|-
|'''[[VK Jadran Split|Jadran]]'''||[[Split, Croatia|Split]]||{{center|1920}}||{{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}} 
|-
|'''[[VK Jug|Jug]]'''||[[Dubrovnik]]||{{center|1923}}||{{color box|red}} {{color box|blue}}
|-
|'''Medveščak'''||[[Zagreb]]||{{center|1946}}||{{color box|#151B8D}} {{color box|gold}}
|-
|'''[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]'''||[[Zagreb]]||{{center|1946}}||{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} {{color box|yellow}}
|-
|'''[[VK Mornar|Mornar]] '''||[[Split, Croatia|Split]]||{{center|1949}}||{{color box|blue}} {{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}}
|-
|'''[[VK Solaris|Solaris]]'''||[[Šibenik]]||{{center|2006}}||{{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}}
|-
|'''[[POŠK]]'''||[[Split, Croatia|Split]]||{{center|1937}}||{{color box|white}} {{color box|blue}}
|-
|'''[[Primorje EB|Primorje]]'''||[[Rijeka]]||{{center|1908}}||{{color box|black}} {{color box|white}}
|}

==Previous winners==
;Key
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
|style="background-color:#FFFACD"|{{0}}†{{0}}
|League champions also won the [[Croatian Water Polo Cup]].
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!width=70|Season
!width=140|Champions <small>(titles)</small>
!width=140|Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1991–92
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] †
|[[VK Jadran|Jadran]]
|-
|align=center|1992–93
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] †
|[[VK Jadran|Jadran]]
|-
|align=center|1993–94
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] 
|[[VK Jadran|Jadran]]
|-
|align=center|1994–95
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] 
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|1995–96
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] 
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|1996–97
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]  †
|[[VK Jadran|Jadran]]
|-
|align=center|1997–98
|[[POŠK]] 
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|1998–99
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] 
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|1999–00
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[POŠK]]
|-
|align=center|2000–01
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2001–02
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2002–03
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2003–04
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]
|-
|align=center|2004–05
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2005–06
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2006–07
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2007–08
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2008–09
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2009–10
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2010–11
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]
|-
|align=center|2011–12
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]
|-
|align=center|2012–13
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]
|-
|align=center|2013–14
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2014–15
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]  †
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2015–16
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]
|-
|align=center|2016–17
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2017–18 
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2018–19
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[VK Jug|Jug]]  †
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2019–20
||[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|-
|align=center|2020–21
|bgcolor="FFFACD"|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]] †
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2021–22
|[[VK Jug|Jug]] 
|[[VK Jadran Split|Jadran]]
|-
|align=center|2022–23
|[[VK Jadran Split|Jadran]] 
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2023–24
|[[VK Jadran Split|Jadran]] 
|[[VK Jug|Jug]]
|-
|align=center|2024–25
|[[VK Jadran Split|Jadran]] 
|[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|}

==Performances==

===By club===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=190| Club
!width=90; style="background:gold| Winners
!width=85; style="background:silver| Runners-up
!width=80; style="background:#cc9966| Third place
!width=405| Winning years
|-
| '''[[VK Jug|Jug Dubrovnik]]''' [[File:Star*.svg|15px]]
|<div style="text-align: center;"> '''17'''</div>
|<div style="text-align: center;"> 8</div>
|<div style="text-align: center;"> 1</div>
| 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
|-
| '''[[HAVK Mladost|Mladost Zagreb]]''' [[File:Star*.svg|15px]]
|{{center|'''11'''}}
|{{center|'''12'''}}
|{{center|'''- '''}}
| 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2021
|-
| '''[[VK Primorje|Primorje]]''' 
|{{center|'''2'''}}
|{{center|'''5'''}}
|{{center|'''- '''}}
| 2014, 2015
|-
| '''[[POŠK]]'''
|{{center|'''1'''}}
|{{center|'''2'''}}
|{{center|'''-'''}}
| 1998
|-
| '''[[VK Jadran Split|Jadran Split]]'''
|{{center|'''3'''}}
|{{center|'''5'''}}
|{{center|'''-'''}}
| 2023, 2024, 2025
|-
|}

;<big>All-time Titles</big>
''Including titles in SFR Yugoslavia''
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
!scope="col" width="105" | Club
!scope="col" width="70"| City 
!scope="col" | Titles
!scope="col" | Winning years
|-
!scope=row| [[VK Jug|Jug]]
|align=left|[[Dubrovnik]]
|'''39'''
|align=left|1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1980, 1981, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22
|-
!scope=row| [[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]]
|align=left|[[Zagreb]]
|'''17'''
|align=left|1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2007-08, 2020-21
|-
!scope=row| [[VK Jadran Split|Jadran Split]]
|align=left|[[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|'''12'''
|align=left|1923, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1957, 1960, 1990-91, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25
|-
!scope=row| [[VK Mornar|Mornar]]
|align=left|[[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|'''5'''
|align=left|1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1961
|-
!scope=row| [[VK Primorje|Primorje]]
|align=left|[[Rijeka]]
|'''3'''
|align=left|1938, 2013-14, 2014-15
|-
!scope=row| [[POŠK]]
|align=left|[[Split, Croatia|Split]]
|'''1'''
|align=left|1997-98
|-
!scope=row| [[PR Croatia]]
|align=left|[[Zagreb]]
|'''1'''
|align=left|1945
|-
|}

== External links ==
*[http://www.hvs.hr/ Croatian First League of Water Polo website] (in Croatian)
*[[Adriatic Water Polo League]]
*[[Croatian Water Polo Cup]]

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